ONLINE and telephone scams targeting Australians are now at crisis levels and victims will continue to bear the burden of financial losses, which will only get worse without urgent action from government and the banks.
That’s the message from consumer advocates to Ministers responsible for consumer affairs who met in Adelaide on Friday 6 September.
“It is an extraordinary fact that anyone in Australia with a phone or online presence is now being targeted by highly sophisticated scam-crooks out to thieve and steal,” said Gerard Brody, Consumer Action CEO.
“The financial . . .
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